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Vaporized Cannabis May Be Beneficial for Migraine »
William Dolphin, MD, a faculty member in the Cannabis Studies program at Cal Poly Humboldt discusses results of a current study examining the efficacy of vaped cannabis use in the treatment of migraines.
Pain Medicine News - May 2026
America’s Stunning Natural Icons in Pictures »
Plant physiologist and Assistant Professor of Botany at Cal Poly Humboldt, Alana Chin, scales the world’s tallest trees to map hidden “canopy islands” of biodiversity and optimize forest recovery.
National Geographic - May 2026
Cal Poly Humboldt and New Balance ‘super shoes’ »
Cal Poly Humboldt researchers are collaborating with New Balance to study the performance benefits and impacts of advanced running “super shoes.”
ABC Chico-Redding - May 2026
Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California »
In Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California, Cal Poly Humboldt Native American Studies professor Kaitlin Reed (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida) argues that the state's booming cannabis industry can be situated squarely within other extractive settler colonial enterprises such as gold mining and overfishing.
New Books Network podcast - Apr 2026
Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump »
Sociology Professor Josh Meisel spoke with the AP about President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
Associated Press - Apr 2026
Cal Poly Humboldt Just Got a $3 Million Gift to Create a Cannabis Studies Professorship »
Cal Poly Humboldt has landed what is being described as the largest single cash gift in the university’s history.
Active NorCal - Apr 2026
Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards 2025 Winners Announced »
Cal Poly Humboldt student journalists were recognized among the best collegiate journalists in the region.
Society of Professional Journalists - Apr 2026
In the Pacific Northwest, ecosystems are shifting due to heatwaves, disease and invasive species »
Further down the coast, Rafael Cuevas Uribe, an aquaculture researcher at Cal Poly Humboldt, along with Karen Gray from GreenWave, a non-profit supporting regenerative ocean farms, established ProvidenSea, California’s first commercially licensed, open-water seaweed farm , in 2019 in Humboldt Bay.
Helix Magazine - Apr 2026
Scientists In Remote Forest Stunned To Discover New Species Of Swimming Rodent »
Back in 2018, a team of scientists embarked on a research expedition in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Peru. As they traveled through the cloud forests, they were stunned to encounter two never-before-seen animal species.
The Dodo - Apr 2026
Cal Poly Humboldt Launches Five New Degree Programs »
As part of its transition to a polytechnic university, Cal Poly Humboldt is launching five new degree programs to meet North Coast workforce needs.
EdSource - Apr 2026
Cal Poly Humboldt Scientist Discovers New Rodent in the Andes »
Scientist from Cal Poly Humboldt helped describe a previously unknown semi-aquatic rodent living in Peru’s cloud forests.
MSN - Apr 2026
New Rodent Species Discovered »
Cal Poly Humboldt biologist Silvia Pavan is part of the research team that discovered a new species of semi-aquatic rodent, the Incan small-eared water mouse (Incanomys parviauris)
KOBI-TV Medford - Apr 2026
Along an Arkansas riverbank, Cal Poly Humboldt's Allison Bronson is helping unravel the mystery of “Sharkansas,” where an ancient seafloor preserved rare shark skeletons that are reshaping what we know about early fish evolution
Garden & Gun - Mar 2026
A New High-Tech Network is Tracking how California’s Wildlife is Changing »
As climate change and land use changes accelerate, a collaboration of state agencies, researchers and conservation groups led by Cal Poly Humboldt is working to better track how California’s ecosystems are changing over time.
Jefferson Public Radio - Mar 2026
Remote Tribal Communities Plug Into Microgrids for Backup Power »
Arne Jacobson, director of Cal Poly Humboldt's Schatz Energy Research Center, discusses how microgrids can be a lifeline in remote areas prone to power outages.
National Native News - Mar 2026
CSU Campuses Partner to Expand Wildlife Monitoring Program »
Cal Poly Humboldt and 16 other California State University campuses are working with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to help expand a program that monitors wildlife throughout the state.
EdSource - Mar 2026
17 CSU Campuses Join Statewide Wildlife Monitoring Effort »
In response to accelerating climate change and increasing human impacts on California’s landscapes, Cal Poly Humboldt and the U.S. Geological Survey California Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are leading a major expansion of a statewide biodiversity monitoring effort.
Business News This Week - Mar 2026
Sharkansas, You Bite Deep into Me »
Turns out, dozens of rare, 3D shark skeletons — more than 300 million years old — have been discovered at geological sites throughout the Fayetteville Shale play in northwest Arkansas.
Arkansas Money & Politics - Mar 2026
Cal Poly Humboldt student media earn top honors »
Despite its small size, Cal Poly Humboldt’s student media earned major recognition at the 2026 California College Media Association awards.
The Jefferson Exchange - Mar 2026
Arkansas shale deposit yields rare fossils, clues to shark ancestry »
Scientists are studying a deposit of shale in northwest Arkansas to learn about sharks and their ancestors.
KAUF - Feb 2026
Cal Poly Humboldt Research Links Tree Trimming to Wildfire Risk »
New research from Cal Poly Humboldt highlights a complication in California’s wildfire prevention efforts tied to vegetation management along power lines.
Jefferson Public Radio - Feb 2026
Arkansas Once Had So Many Sharks It’s Now a Shark Skeleton Hot Spot »
A geological formation known as the Fayetteville Shale has preserved dozens of three-dimensional shark skeletons dating back roughly 326 million years, and all in a part of the United States not typically known for sharks, or even oceans: Northwestern Arkansas.
VICE - Feb 2026
Ancient Sharks Once Swam in this Landlocked State »
Research led by Cal Poly Humboldt professor Allison Bronson explains how an ancient seafloor turned Arkansas into a treasure trove of exceptionally preserved 300-million-year-old shark fossils.
Popular Science - Feb 2026
Cal Poly Humboldt faculty Nick and Lucy Kerhoulas join Climate California host Charles Loi on a 230-foot climb into the forest canopy to explore the surprising intelligence of plants.
Climate California - Feb 2026